New Orleans t-shirt shop proprietors at Fleurty Girl had a rude awakening on playoff weekend. The NFL has sent the shop's owners a cease and desist order demanding royalties and claiming the company was violating the NFL's copyright with their #whodat tee shirts. The fleur de lis in the letter O on the shirt in particular.
Fleurty Girls' owners tweeted at @FleurtyGirl: "We have tons of#whodat hashtag tees b/c NFL sent us cease & desist. Get em asap! Can't print more#collectorsitem."
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The general consensus is that the Saints name in black and gold would be a violation, but a tiny fleur de lis in the O of #Whodat is pushing it ...